Ballroom Dancing
"ballroom dancing" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Top Hat
Synopsis:
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
Starring:
Edward Everett Horton,
Fred Astaire,
Eric Blore
#2
The Wedding Planner
Synopsis:
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, paediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making the wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.
Starring:
Judy Greer,
Jennifer Lopez,
Kathy Najimy
#3
The Sound of Music
Synopsis:
In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Richard Haydn,
Julie Andrews
#4
The Public Enemy
Synopsis:
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for…
Starring:
James Cagney,
Robert Emmett O'Connor,
Joan Blondell
Plot:
criminal,
gangster,
punched in the face,
violence,
anti hero,
robbery,
organized crime,
shot in the back,
beer,
tough guy
...
#5
The Princess Diaries
Synopsis:
A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.
Starring:
Anne Hathaway,
Mandy Moore,
Caroline Goodall
Plot:
princess,
makeover,
high school,
awkward girl,
manners,
cinderella story,
pantyhose,
teenager,
brain freeze,
teen movie
...
#6
The Magnificent Ambersons
Synopsis:
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Starring:
Anne Baxter,
Ray Collins,
Agnes Moorehead
#7
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Synopsis:
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton?
Starring:
Jodi Benson,
Clancy Brown,
Rob Paulsen
Plot:
sequel,
second part,
ocean,
witch,
trident,
crab,
fish,
dog,
wilhelm scream,
lie
...
#8
The King and I
Synopsis:
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Starring:
Yul Brynner,
Rita Moreno,
Deborah Kerr
#9
The Haunted Mansion
Synopsis:
Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner, Edward Gracey, who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, a torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands them with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen.
Starring:
Jennifer Tilly,
Wallace Shawn,
Eddie Murphy
#10
Suspicion
Synopsis:
Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect h…
Starring:
Heather Angel,
Cedric Hardwicke,
Cary Grant
#11
Sunset Boulevard
Synopsis:
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Starring:
Franklyn Farnum,
Fred Clark,
William Holden
#12
Shadow of a Doubt
Synopsis:
Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, Charlotte’s admiration turns into suspicion.
Starring:
Irving Bacon,
Joseph Cotten,
Hume Cronyn
#13
Saboteur
Synopsis:
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
Starring:
Priscilla Lane,
Norman Lloyd,
Robert Cummings
#14
Roman Holiday
Synopsis:
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusi…
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn,
Gregory Peck,
Eddie Albert
Plot:
doctor,
taxi,
italy,
american in italy,
newspaper editor,
newspaper reporter,
following someone,
sightseeing,
kiss,
airport
...
#15
Rebecca
Synopsis:
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistr…
Starring:
George Sanders,
C. Aubrey Smith,
Judith Anderson
Plot:
widower,
castle,
shipwreck,
costume party,
house fire,
marriage proposal,
haunted by the past,
unhappy marriage,
bride,
shyness
...
#16
Little Women
Synopsis:
With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.
Starring:
Eric Stoltz,
Kirsten Dunst,
Christian Bale
#17
Killer's Kiss
Synopsis:
The film revolves around Davey Gordon, a 29 year old welterweight New York boxer in the end of his career, and his relationship with a dancer and her violent employer.
Starring:
Frank Silvera,
Jamie Smith,
Irene Kane
#18
I Confess
Synopsis:
Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.
Starring:
Anne Baxter,
Charles Andre,
Montgomery Clift
Plot:
priest,
church,
catholic,
confessional,
safe full of money,
accidental killing,
army,
flower,
uxoricide,
police officer
...
#19
High Sierra
Synopsis:
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart,
Arthur Kennedy,
Ida Lupino
#20
Gone with the Wind
Synopsis:
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Starring:
Vivien Leigh,
Clark Gable,
Olivia de Havilland